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  1. Submarine Force - NHHC

    Apr 24, 2025 · Submarines have a long history in the United States, beginning with Turtle, during the American Revolution. The world’s first combat submarine, invented by David Bushnell, …

  2. The first American submarine was designed before the Revolutionary War by David Bushnell, a young inventor from Connecticut. He designed and built a one-man submersible that he called …

  3. Submarine Development, A Short History - NHHC

    Oct 12, 2022 · The first American submarine was designed before the Revolutionary War by David Bushnell, a young inventor from Connecticut. He designed and built a one-man …

  4. A Brief History of U.S. Navy Fleet Ballistic Missiles and Submarines

    Jun 24, 2024 · Shortly after World War II, the United States began exploring ways to combine its advances in submarine technology with its rapidly developing missile technology to serve as a …

  5. Elements of Submarine Operation - NHHC

    May 3, 2024 · DETECTION A submarine's effectiveness depends on its ability to remain submerged and undetected. From this position beneath the surface, a sub can search, track, …

  6. Naval Submarine Base New London, Connecticut - NHHC

    Apr 11, 2025 · Overview Naval Submarine Base New London is the Navy's first submarine base and the "Home of the Submarine Force." The base’s beginnings were as a naval yard and …

  7. H. L. Hunley Wreck (1864) - NHHC

    The Confederate submersible H. L. Hunley has the distinction of being the first submarine to sink an enemy warship in wartime. Although the boat and its crew were lost as a result of this …

  8. Submarines - NHHC

    The evolution of the Navy's submarines spans self-propelled through nuclear.

  9. Submarine Warfare Insignia (Dolphins) - NHHC

    Feb 21, 2023 · In the summer of 1923, while serving as Commander, Submarine Division Three, Captain Ernest J. King proposed that the Navy create a warfare insignia device for qualified …

  10. Ohio-class Submarines - NHHC

    Jun 24, 2024 · Ohio -class Submarines Trident submarine Ohio (SSBN-726) under construction. Commissioned between 1981 and 1997, 18 Ohio -class nuclear-powered ballistic missile …